While Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan might look a good old fashioned brawler, there’s one thing from the past that it won’t feature and that’s couch co-op and now we know why.

Speaking to Kinda Funny Games, Activision Producer Robert Conkey reveals that developer Platinum Games really wanted to add couch co-op, but couldn’t due to technical limitations since adding split-screen co-op will cause the framers-per-second (fps) to become worse. Yep, that’s a bummer, but at least there’s online co-op, right?

Make sure to check out this 11-minute gameplay clip for Mutants in Manhattan to see how the game’s shaping up so far. Or check out this new bosses video that just got released yesterday.

Will the omission of couch co-op a deal breaker for you when it comes to purchasing Mutants in Manhattan or is online co-op good enough given today’s connected world?